Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)

White-bellied Emerald (Agyrtria candida) - HBW 5, p. 598

French: Ariane candide German: Bronzekopfamazilie Spanish: Amazilia Cándida

Taxonomy: Trochilus candidus Bourcier and Mulsant, 1846, Cobán, Guatemala.
Genus usually merged into Amazilia. Race genini has been questioned on the basis of some intergradation with nominate in E Mexico. Three subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • genini Meise, 1938 - E to S Mexico.
  • pacifica Griscom, 1929 - SE Mexico (S Chiapas) and S Guatemala.
  • candida (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846) - SE Mexico (Yucatán Peninsula) and Belize through N Guatemala and Honduras to Nicaragua.

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